Network Work Orders: How They Help You
By Fred Koh - October 28, 2021Do you work on the network? If you do, you already know that network change is constant…and proper change management prevents headaches down the road! Change management policies that require changes are documented along with the software you need to document them can help keep network chaos at bay and network work orders are a…
Learn MoreCabling Headaches? Cabling Infrastructure Software Helps
By Fred Koh - October 26, 2021Go to an industry trade show or hop on Google and you may think you’re working for one of the last organizations still using spreadsheets and/or Visio diagrams to track your circuits and cabling infrastructure. As someone who talks to folks like you every day, I can say this with confidence: if you’re still using…
Learn MoreDCIM Vendor Shake-up?!
By Fred Koh - October 25, 2021Well, that was very interesting…I just had a demo to discuss how our software (netTerrain DCIM) can help an organization that actually went with another DCIM solution ten years ago. I asked, “why are you looking at another DCIM solution if you already have one?”. Well, he said, one of the biggest players of the…
Learn MoreEvery OSP Network Professional Should Read This Blog
By Fred Koh - October 19, 2021Do you work on OSP (outside plant) / fiber plant networks? If you do, hats off to you: your job is tough. Are you stuck using spreadsheets and Google Earth customizations to manage but your fiber’s outgrowing it? Do visions of damage from backhoes keep you up at night? Under pressure to manage fiber capacity…
Learn MoreNeed a DCIM Solution? An Easy Crash Course
By Fred Koh - October 18, 2021As a DCIM solution vendor, we are often asked questions about Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM). What is DCIM? What can you do with it? How can you compare one vendor to another vendor? This fast crash course has overviews and links to resources that will help you gain a solid understanding of DCIM solutions….
Learn MoreTales from the Net: Network Documentation Woes
By Fred Koh - October 4, 2021Need software for network documentation? Ideally, if you need to document the network this is what happens: you go out and buy network documentation software, install, implement, and bam: you click, view network, fix, and go home early. That’s the goal, right? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Recently, a member of my team dived…
Learn MoreComputer Network Diagrams 101
By Fred Koh - September 28, 2021Sick of troubleshooting headaches and trying to fix issues when you just don’t have the information you need? Computer network diagrams can be a big help: they keep mission critical business operations up and running. When something goes wrong in the network, computer network diagrams are the key to solving the problem and minimizing downtime….
Learn MoreFinding the Right Network Diagram Software: Features vs. Usability
By Fred Koh - September 24, 2021In the last two blogs in this series on finding the right network diagram software, we discussed identifying your pain and basic vendor research. After you’ve identified your pain and narrowed your vendor search down, what’s next? You’ve got to look at how the features that a vendor offers will solve your pain and evaluate…
Learn MoreNetwork Documentation Explained
By Fred Koh - September 22, 2021Network documentation: what is it? Who uses network documentation? Do you need it? Network documentation isn’t exactly a topic that’s going to trend on any social media platform soon (unless, of course, there’s a security breach, ahem), but still: it’s an important consideration for most businesses that rely on the network to help a business…
Learn MoreFinding the Right Network Diagram Software: Research Vendors
By Fred Koh - September 20, 2021Welcome to the next blog in this series on Finding the Right Network Diagram Software.Run a quick Google search and you’ll see that, if you’re looking for network diagram software, you’ve got lots of options. With so many different vendors out there, how do you determine which software option will best solve your network headaches?…
Learn MoreWhat’s the Best Cable Management Software on the Market?
By Fred Koh - September 16, 2021When you can’t accurately manage and plan for capacity, you end up not knowing how many ports inside a device are active or not, which can cause unnecessary IT expenditures realizing the number of ports are not sufficient and need to buy new equipment, but in actuality it’s not. This also leads to managing your…
Learn MoreFinding the Right Network Diagram Software: What’s Your Pain?
By Fred Koh - September 14, 2021This blog series on finding the right network diagram software will explore some of the important considerations and research to undertake to ensure you find a solution you, your team, and your company is happy with not just today, or next week, but for the long haul. In this, the first blog in this series,…
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